Where does “بیتماک” come from?

بیتماک (Chagatai) comes from Old Uyghur بتیماک, from Proto-Turkic *biti-, from Middle Chinese 筆.

بیتماک (Chagatai): to write

Definitions

  1. to write

Ancestry of “بیتماک”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Uyghurبتیماک—
2Proto-Turkic*biti-to write, to inscribe
3Middle Chinese筆—
Every word from Middle Chinese 筆 →Every word from Proto-Turkic *biti- →Every word from Old Uyghur بتیماک →